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Great Lawfare Moments in Presidential Inaugurations
Despite the unsurprising focus on domestic policy in President Obama’s second inaugural address today, his speech was not entirely devoid of national security issues. “We will defend our people and uphol... -
Kicking Off a New Term, Drone Style
Oaths, poems, 472 evening balls---color me unimpressed. -
A Belated FISA Amendment Act Reauthorization Act Update
As readers probably already know, the Senate ended an otherwise largely legislation-light 2012 by approving a controversial five-year extension of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA), which the House h... -
Max Boot Guest-Blogging This Week at Volokh Conspiracy
Many Lawfare readers have probably seen notices or reviews of Max Boot's brand-new book on the history of guerrilla warfare, Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to t... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #25: Stephen Krasner on Externally Encouraged Democratic Development
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of sitting at a dinner next to Stephen Krasner, a Stanford political scientist who used to head the State Department's policy planning staff. -
Dwight Sullivan on Dan Mori's Win in District Court
A very interesting post from Dwight Sullivan over at the CAAFlog about a litigation of which I was previously unaware: . . -
More New Additions to the Lawfare News Feed
Three more new additions to the Lawfare news feed: Wired's Threat Level blog, which covers online privacy and crime; Foreign Policy's Killer Apps blog, which will---unfortunately---only appear on the ... -
Readings: Jeffrey S. Thurnher on Law of Armed Conflict Applied to Autonomous Weapon Systems
The American Society of International Law has released a new "ASIL Insight" on law applicable to autonomous weapon systems. (ASIL Insights are short, descriptive pieces on topical issues meant as non-te... -
No USG Appeal in Hamdan; Stay Tuned for al-Bahlul
We end the evening with this procedural nugget from Jess Bravin of the Wall Street Journal: in Hamdan II, the deadline for the United States to seek en banc review from the D.C. Circuit, or a writ of cer... -
TSA Body Scanners
CNN is reporting that TSA has announced the removal of all Rapiscan X-ray backscatter airport machines, to be accom -
What the Convening Authority's Decision Means: Withdrawal Is off the Table, but Dismissal Is Still an Option
As Wells noted, the Guantánamo Military Commission Convening Authority has declined to adopt Chief Prosecutor Brig. Gen. Mark Martins's recommendation to withdraw the conspiracy charges against Khalid Sh... -
A Guide to Legal Issues Raised by the Expanding Conflict in Mali
What is the United States actually doing so far, and what else reportedly is on the table? 1. So far we have agreed to provide airlift support to the French, on their dime. That is, France is going to p...
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